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下肚
xiàdù
Description
"下肚"的意思是把食物或水喝下去、吃下去，进到肚子里。
"下肚" means to swallow or eat food or drink, putting it into the stomach.
我们常说"吃下肚"或"喝下肚"，表示东西已经吃进或喝进身体里了。
We often say "吃下肚" or "喝下肚" to mean that something has been eaten or drunk into the body.
Meanings
下肚xiàdù
to eat or drink down into the stomach
一碗热汤下肚，我感觉暖多了。
After drinking a bowl of hot soup, I felt much warmer.
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Notes
- Etymology
下 (down) + 肚 (belly), literally "down into the belly."
- Nuance
usually follows a verb like 吃 or 喝, as in 吃下肚、喝下肚.
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